Duke Nukem Forever Announcement.. for real


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http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=262868

The rumours would appear to be true. Borderlands dev Gearbox IS working on Duke Nukem Forever - and the reborn game is set to be unveiled at Seattle event PAX today.

US dev sources have indicated to CVG that the game will get a "grand demo" at the show - and will be built upon what 3D Realms has already created, rather than a completely fresh project. We're hopeful it will be playable.

Shocked? Of course you're not. It's hardly as if this is the best kept secret in games.

Publisher 2K last night said that "something big is going to happen at the 2K Games Booth this PAX".

The tease follows last month's rumours that Gearbox had taken over development of DNF. Boss Randy Pitchford reportedly intimated that something may be coming at PAX.

2K's PAX conference will be available via live stream at 6pm UK time through the link below.

Duke Nukem Forever has suffered a famously patchy history. Original developer 3D Realms shut down last year, after working on the game. for over a decade

Check out the latest gameplay video to emerge below. Bear in mind it's unofficial footage - allegedly taken from an ex-3D Realms employee's online portfolio.

Looks a bit ancient. We're very keen to see what Gearbox has done with the old girl.

It's time to kick ass and chew gum, but I'm all out of development time and investors. So that's that.

... Right. I wanted to get that one out before I realised it was lame.

I shall now exit thread.

It's time to kick ass and chew gum, but I'm all out of development time and investors. So that's that.

... Right. I wanted to get that one out before I realised it was lame.

I shall now exit thread.

I like the.. "It's time to kick ass and release DNF on time, but im all out of funds!"

haha

I'll believe it when I see it. That said, wouldn't a release of DNF be a sign of the apocalypse?

"And unto the people they gave a vision of letters numbering four, fourteen, and six as a sign of the apocalypse to come." ? Internet 13:37

If that video is in fact footage of DNF, then to be honest, it wasn't too bad. The game did look a few years old by today's standards. But it did have a lot going for it. There was pretty good lighting effects, the explosions looked cool, and the graphics were pretty smooth. I think Gearbox has the talent to update it a bit and make it competitive.

The only thing I couldn't stand was DN's voice. I don't know if it's because of the actor they got to do the voice, the stupidity of his lines, or the fact that I'm not 10 years old anymore; but it was almost physically painful to listen to it.

I'll be interested to see what happens, but I'm not holding my breath. It would be impossible for a game to deliver what 10+ years of work should deliver.

Agreed. i think the SOLE reason people are still interested is SOLELY the Nostalgia from the first game as it's almost impossible to live up to that level just like it was impossible for DooM3 to recapture the magic that the original DooM games had in the early 1990's. (and besides DooM3 was 'WOW' from a graphics standpoint in Nov 2002 when the Alpha demo leaked but by the time the full game was released in mid 2004 it lost the WOW factor from a graphics standpoint as most others games closed the gap quite a bit by then even though DooM3 was still high end visually but was not the massive leap in visuals like it was in Nov 2002 when Alpha demo leaked)

It will never live up to the hype...

If it sells well, then I think they can be happy with the result. It will get a lot of interest just because of the development history. Gearbox are solid, they will bring it together into something decent. It would be quite cool to work there. "Who wants to finish and ship DNF?!"

"And unto the people they gave a vision of letters numbering four, fourteen, and six as a sign of the apocalypse to come." ? Internet 13:37

Ahaha, nice :).

As for Duke Nukem Forever, it would be a lot better if the game just never came out. At least back in the 3D Realms days, the game had a certain mystique to it. Many people waited patiently under the belief that it would absolutely take the FPS world by storm when it came out. If Gearbox ships this, it will be an average game at best (like most of Gearbox's work), and the whole aura of fascination will be gone forever.

Not that I care or anything. I loved Duke Nukem 3D back in the day, but the world has moved on, and I have no yearning for that franchise to return.

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